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ACT 360 | Franklin College offers 'incubator space' to young entrepreneurs!

Shaping the future leaders of tomorrow: Advance Colleges Trust launches ‘ACT 360’ programme, preparing students and young entrepreneurs for Industry 4.0

As part of the Advance Colleges Trust (ACT), Wilberforce, Franklin and John Leggott Colleges have launched the ‘ACT 360’ programme, offering 360-degree support for students and young entrepreneurs, aiming to build a pipeline of talent in emerging green energy, STEM and logistics sectors within the region.

Are you aged 18-25 with a business idea relating to green energy, STEM or logistics and would like to benefit from 1 year FREE office space and business support?

Funded by the Department for Education through the Skills Accelerator Project (Humber Pilot), ‘ACT 360’ will build on the work being done by the Advance Colleges Trust and has been developed to match the skills of our students with the emerging green energy, renewables and logistics sector across the Humber region. The three colleges of ACT aim to raise awareness of green energy and logistics employment opportunities and pathways for 16–18-year-olds, and to retain young people in the region to supply the skills pipeline needed for regeneration and future growth. 

As part of ACT 360, each college will have a new immersive learning space, which will allow a completely new, 360-degree virtual environment for both training and business incubation. In addition, young entrepreneurs aged 18-25 who wish to develop new business ideas relating to green energy, renewables/recycling or logistics can apply to each college to take up one of the new business incubator spaces being set up as part of the project. This will give young entrepreneurs free office space and access to business advice and guidance.  Suitable for anyone with an existing idea/business needing guidance and support to take it to the next stage or someone with an initial idea, needing help on how to start.

For more information please contact emma.swinburn@franklin.ac.uk.

Emma Swinburn, CLT Associate for Careers at Franklin Sixth Form College, commented 

“Our vision is to stimulate start-ups and advance new businesses in the region’s fastest emerging sectors. With exclusive Skills Development Funding, young business owners will be able to set-up in each of our three colleges and gain free access to incubation space, including connectivity, office set-up, and business and marketing support.  

As well as this, ACT 360 will be offering young people opportunities to work with industry leaders through a bespoke employability course and specialist pathways.”